NANUET - Kirkland's, a home décor retailer, has signed a long-term lease for 7,500 square feet in the Rockland Center, according to Royal Properties, a retail brokerage firm.

Kirkland's will occupy the space right next to another home furnishing store, HomeGoods, at the west end of the building in the strip mall at 43 Route 59.

The 265,000 square-foot shopping center has been through major changes in recent years, including the closing of its anchor Pathmark store in November 2015.

T.J. Maxx has joined the center to take over about 40 percent of the Pathmark's 60,000 square-foot space.

And in October, Sierra Trading Post, an outdoor goods and clothing store, has opened its first New York store, filling the site formerly occupied by Office Depot.

Kirkland's operates 418 stores in 36 states in the nation. The closest Kirkland's stores from Nanuet have been the ones in Crossroads Shopping Center on Tarrytown Road in White Plains,and in Bergen Town Center in Paramus.

"We are excited that Rockland Center will be home to Kirkland’s and think they will be a great addition to the tenant mix," said Jeanine Kemm of Royal Properties, who, along with David Landes, represented the landlord in this transaction. Corey Zolcinski of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Kirkland’s.